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Communication scientifique: des notes médiocres pour les ministères et organismes fédéraux

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/07/2014 - 13:55

OTTAWA, le 8 octobre 2014 –

Un rapport publié aujourd'hui par Évidence pour la Démocratie (ED) – un organisme national, non-partisan et sans but lucratif qui fait la promotion de politiques basées sur la science et les données probantes – et la Simon Fraser University montre que la plupart des ministères et organismes fédéraux ne favorisent pas une communication ouverte entre leurs scientifiques et le grand public.

Federal departments get lacklustre grades for science communication

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/07/2014 - 13:50

OTTAWA (October 8, 2014) –

A report released today by Evidence for Democracy (E4D) – a national non-partisan, non-profit organization promoting evidence-based public policy – and Simon Fraser University (SFU) shows that most federal departments fail to adequately support open communication between their researchers and the public.

Evidence for Democracy awarded Ontario Trillium Foundation grant to promote evidence-based policies

Submitted by Katie Gibbs on Mon, 04/14/2014 - 18:53
Evidence for Democracy (E4D), a national non-partisan organization championing evidence-based decision-making in public policy, will undergo substantial expansions thanks to a grant of $96,600 over 24 months from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). This grant highlights the growing desire for evidence-based policies in Canada and will allow E4D to expand their work helping scientists and experts engage with the public, journalists and policy makers.

Business focus of federal science strategy consultation ignores science crucial for the well-being of Canadians

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/04/2014 - 12:36

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OTTAWA (February 4, 2014) –

The federal government is soliciting feedback on their consultation paper - Seizing Canada’s moment: moving forward in science, technology and innovation - to inform a revised science, technology and innovation strategy to be released later this year. This will update a strategy adopted in 2007 entitled Mobilizing Science and Technology to Canada's Advantage.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Panel discussion on science and democracy in Canada

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/10/2013 - 18:29

October 8, 2013 (Ottawa) ― On Thursday, Evidence for Democracy is bringing together an expert panel to discuss the ongoing erosion of public-interest science in Canada that has resulted from recent government actions.

The current federal government maintains that it supports science more than any previous government, yet the scientific community has been increasingly vocal about cuts to science funding, reduced capacity of government science, and restrictions on the ability of government scientists to communicate their findings.